Lockdales Auction 173 The Banknote Sale 8th Feb 2020

70 480 Mauritius 10 Rupees issued 1967, a scarce SPECIMEN note with Thomas de la Rue red oval overprints in 2 corners, serial A/1 000000, diagonal overprint 'specimen' in red on both sides, 2 punched cancellation holes through signatures, specimen No. 9 printed in bottom border, (TBB B402as2, Pick31as) glue residue and light damage to paper/design at one side on reverse caused by removal from previous mounting, otherwise EF £40 - £80 481 Mauritius 25 Cents issued 1940, portrait King George VI at right, serial B336306, (TBB B320a, Pick24c) in PMG holder graded 35 EPQ Choice Very Fine, exceptional paper quality £300 - £400 482 Mauritius 5 Rupees issued 1967, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, rarer first signature, serial A/14 750668, (TBB B401a, Pick30a) in PMG holder graded 64 EPQ Choice Uncirculated, exceptional paper quality £40 - £60 483 Mauritius 5 Rupees issued 1967, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at right, scarce REPLACEMENT note serial Z/1 018461, rarest signature for this issue (TBB B401br, Pick30br) 2 small corner dents, about Uncirculated to Uncirculated £80 - £120 484 Mauritius 50 Cents issued 1940, portrait King George VI at right, FIRST ISSUE prefix 'A', serial A203569, rarer issue with serial number at centre, (TBB B321a, Pick25a) in PMG holder graded 40 Extremely Fine £350 - £400 485 Mauritius (3), 200 Rupees issued 1985, first prefix of issue, serial A/1 345478, (TBB B410a, Pick39a), 20 Rupees (2) issued 1985, a consecutively numbered pair, serial AA011721 & AA011722, (TBB B407a, Pick36) a nice set of Uncirculated notes £60 - £80